CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-1273

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the DownloadLoop function in main.c of greed 0.81p allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a GRX file containing a long filename.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization is the possibility of remote code execution on systems running the vulnerable greed program, potentially leading to data compromise, system takeover, or service disruption.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade greed to a newer, patched version. If an upgrade is not possible, restrict access to the service or apply temporary network-level mitigations.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the DownloadLoop function in main.c for greed 0.81p allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a GRX file containing a long filename.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS